Simone and Her Books
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Category: Book Reviews
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I’m a huge fan of stories full of character-driven energy, filled with science fiction tropes, and pulls on your heart in that way only a good science fiction story that wants you to believe in humanity again could ever do. Here’s more about How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe A story of…
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My first PKD and I don’t think it’ll be my last. Reading a book that’s supposed to be set in the future, but that future is 2021 and it’s now 2024…that’s a bit weird, but I don’t think PKD skimped in any way on its science fiction-y components or its even bigger themes. Here’s more…
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I’m off on a wibbley wobbley timey wimey adventure with this one! Thanks to William Morrow Books for the gifted copy. Here’s more about The Book of Doors Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books, making coffee for customers, and living an unassuming, ordinary life. Until the day one of her…
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This is the second book by S.T. Gibson that I’ve tried and I’m so glad to give her another chance. Here’s more about An Education in Malice Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson, author of the…
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“See you in the story past the story,” said Fern. It’s strange for someone with my level of anxiety to be okay with a book that doesn’t have that “uh oh” moment. You know, when the worst case scenario has come to fruition, the other shoe has finally dropped, and the bad news just gets…
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This was actually a reread for me, but when I was going through my notes, I realized I never wrote a review for this book. Since this is one of my favorite series, I thought it made sense to finally share what I think. More about A Torch Against the Night Now, in A TORCH…
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The newest queen of rom-coms released her first romantasy book and it’s filled with wolves, vampires, and so much more. Here’s more about Bride A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance. Misery Lark, the only daughter…
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If you’re as obsessed with Miyazaki as I am, then this is the book for you. Thanks to McElderry Books for the gifted copy. Here’s more about Where the Dark Stands Still Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters. After Liska unleashes her…
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You know, I never considered myself a fan of cozy mysteries until I came across Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. If this is what most cozy mysteries feel like, then consider me sold. More about Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice to Murderers Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing…Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed…
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I started reading this one because my office book club chose it for March. I put the book on hold hoping that it would arrive before the end of March, but I was gifted a lucky copy and I ended up reading it before we even met for February’s book club. This is also my…
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